Biography
Theresa Ikoko is a British playwright and screenwriter of Nigerian descent. She grew up in Hackney, London, and holds a degree in psychology from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a master's in criminology and criminal psychology from the University of Oxford.
Ikoko began her career as a playwright with Normal (2014) and Girls (2015), the latter winning the Alfred Fagon Award and the George Devine Award. She co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film Rocks (2020) with Claire Wilson and wrote an episode of the television series Get Millie Black (2024). She previously worked in youth violence organisations and prisons while developing her writing.
